Sentences with phrase «claims of a hostile work environment»

In December 2016, he co-counseled the matter of Melissa Bailey v. Randolph Police Department and achieved a favorable verdict on behalf of Police Officer Bailey regarding her claims of hostile work environment and retaliation under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.

While Ontario's courts have been unwilling to accept claims of a hostile work environment when wielded as a «sword», Ontario courts have shown that they are prepared to consider such claims when employees advance such arguments as a «shield.»

Although I have previously argued that the Piresferreira decision was legally wrong and, in fact, contrary to other appellate decisions including Sulz v. Canada, 2006 BCCA 582 and Queen v. Cognos, (the Supreme Court of Canada did not disturb or address the trial judge's award of $ 5,000 in damages for «emotional stress» in its decision in Queen v. Cognos Inc., [1993] 1 SCR 87,) this post will focus on a different issue: whether the decision highlights the differences to which claims of a hostile work environment can be put.

Not exact matches

A few weeks later, Kris Duggan stepped down from his role as CEO of BetterWorks following a lawsuit that claimed a hostile work environment.

The organization refused to address these concerns, and I believe these misleading claims about me are part of an attempt to shift blame for the failure to remove employees who created an uncomfortable and hostile work environment within the Mavericks organization.»

The organization refused to address these concerns, and I believe these misleading claims about me are part of an attempt to shift blame for the failure to remove employees who created an uncomfortable and hostile work environment within the Mavericks organization.»

His ex-deputy chief - of - staff Rita Pasarell claimed only that she was working in a hostile environment, while co-plaintiff Leah Hebert said that, at most, he made inappropriate comments to her, a source said.

Rep. Blake Farenthold, R - Texas, resigned earlier in April amid an Ethics Committee investigation into claims of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment within his congressional office.

They have filed a notice of claim through a local attorney, saying they were subjected to a hostile and offensive work environment that forced them to leave their jobs.

On Tuesday, Artnet news reporter Tim Schneider essentially raised the point that abuses of power could be perpetrated by women, too, and if female members of museum leadership like Molesworth and Rodríguez were indeed bullying staff and creating a hostile work environment, as some reports claim, then

Mr. Mavrick has, for example, successfully represented numerous businesses in the defense of claims for race discrimination, alleged sexual harassment, race discrimination, disability discrimination, sex discrimination, hostile work environment, retaliation, overtime and minimum wages, unemployment claims, non-competition covenant claims, and various other claims alleging types of unlawful or wrongful termination.

Finally, if an employee is subjected to behavior that is in violation of the Ontario Human Rights Code, the employer may be faced with a human rights claim if they allow the hostile work environment to continue or develop.

An employee who is subject to a hostile work environment because of his or her race, sex, age, disability, family status, or any other trait listed in Ontario's Human Rights Code, may be able to file a claim at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.

Litigate matters involving meal break violations, wage and hour, age and disability discrimination, hostile work environment, employment contract claims, employment tort claims, leaves of absence, failure to provide accurate or timely pay.

Such conduct is extremely detrimental to the workforce as a whole, creating a hostile working environment, leading to a loss of talented workers and exposing employers to potentially expensive litigation claims.

According to the report, Alyson Kirleis, an employment lawyer herself, filed an EEOC complaint and, subsequently, a federal discrimination suit against her longtime law firm, Dickie McCamey & Chilcote, alleging claims in the nature of a hostile work environment.

(b) The court holds that you failed to establish the existence of a trial - worthy question of fact on your hostile work environment claim because Father Nutt's behavior did not rise to the level of actionable hostile work environment sexual harassment.

Achieved dismissal of hostile work environment, retaliation and breach of implied contract claims, and dismissal of individual defendants (President and Vice President) in discrimination / harassments case, establishing law in our jurisdiction regarding personal liability of supervisors.

Examples of the types of claims we handle are wrongful discrimination, hostile work environment, § 1981, § 1983, hostile work environment, wrongful discharge, assault, excessive force, among others.

«Current developments in the law regarding sexual harassment, cases involving the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Illinois Department of Human Rights, Human Rights Commission, hostile work environment, retalitory discharge, employment law, and discrimination involving gender, race, sexual orientation and Americans with Disabilities Act claims.»

Attorney Peter Mavrick recently obtained dismissal of an employee's federal and state law claims for race discrimination, hostile work environment,...

Represented an international safety device manufacturer in multiple disputes involving allegations of discrimination based on national origin and age, retaliation, and hostile work environment, and obtained summary judgment on all claims in each dispute

The authors, citing to scholarly legal commentary, have also amply supported their claim the courts have been overly restrictive of the reach of the law and «further revision is in order, to prohibit not just sexually predatory conduct, but also behavior that creates a hostile work environment for members of one sex but contains no sexual advance — that is gender harassment.»

Preventive measures such as policy and training allow employers to raise an affirmative defense to claims of unlawful hostile work environment harassment.

Policewomen Jill Foley and Melissa Forsette sued the city of Scranton in October of 2009 on claims of gender discrimination, a hostile work environment, and retaliation.

Based on findings that the «severe or pervasive» standard «unduly narrows the reach of the law,» the NYCHRL requires a plaintiff claiming a hostile work environment to prove «that she has been treated less well than other employees because of her gender.»

The employee filed a lawsuit claiming that he was discriminated against because of his race, was subjected to a hostile work environment, and that the defendants retaliated against him.

Chicago associates Laura Bacon and Brittany Bogaerts co-authored this column noting that EEOC v. Costco serves as a reminder that employers may be held responsible for customer harassment of employees and that hostile work environment claims are not limited to claims of harassment by other employees.

The court reversed the granting of summary judgment as to Karen's hostile work environment claim.

Traditionally, courts categorized sexual harassment claims as one of two types: quid pro quo («this for that») or hostile work environment.